Android Studio Koala Closed Issues

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Patch 2

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.2
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
AGP 8.5: Many more "mergeDebugResources" tasks are run, slowing down builds
Adding srcs dir via Variant API not working as expected
C++ Editor
Trouble with clang-tidy in AS Koala
Dexer (D8)
java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class com.pax.log.LogUtils: java.lang.StackTraceElement com.pax.log.LogUtils.getCaller(com.pax.log.b, java.lang.StackTraceElement[], int) failed to verify
Lint
Lint: SetTextI18n complains about assigning an empty string.
Preview
AS Compose Preview doesn't work with generated assets
Shrinker (R8)
[r8 8.5]r8 horizontal class merge causes verify error on Android5 when disable api modeling
A Wear OS release built with Gradle Plugin 8.4.0/8.5.0 may cause java.lang.IllegalAccessError
[r8 8.5] vertical class merger causing runtime NPE
Gradle Sync with AGP 8.6.0-alpha06 fails with "Unexpected backport missing from Android U" error in R8
The dex file generated by R8 shows "Unable to find static main(String[]) in 'Test'" when executed
Different Behavior Between Programs packed by R8 and D8
R8 (AGP 8.5.0+) fails with error "Unexpected rewriting of item: ... to two distinct items:..."
R8 Processing Error Possibly Due to Right Shift Operator
R8 NullPointer after updating to Kotlin 2.0
Window
Split type error occurred

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Patch 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.1
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
[Koala 2024.1.2 Canary 2] Error running a baseline profile module on a split APK
Import/Sync
Sync should pass compose information to Studio when using the compose plugin

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 RC 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-rc01
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Errors when running lint with and without K2 UAST

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 8

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha08
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
With `android.useFullClasspathForDexingTransform = true`, the build fails with `Found multiple transforms that can produce a variant`
Import/Sync
Source code of Kotlin libraries are not downloaded in Android Studio Iguana
Manifests
Manifest merger does not track intent-filter elements correctly
Profilers
Change low-overhead profiling rejection message to list unmet requirements

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 6

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha06
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
DexingNoClasspathTransform (minSdk >= 24) with Java 11 target fails due to missing nest members
C++ Build
[Feature request] Better explanation or documentation of ndk-build options
Compose Preview
Using getSystemService in Composable breaks compose previews
Connection Assistant
Trouble shoot device connection menu is empty
Gradle
Cannot locate tasks that match ':shared:testClasses' as task 'testClasses' not found in project ':shared'.
Import/Sync
Koala Canary 5 fails sync
Layout and Resource Editing
Layout editor freezes for long time when autocomplete is done
Lint
buildList - False Positive Lint warning
Profilers
Studio continued profiling after rejected install, can't stop
Running Devices
mouse wheel in mirroring blows up with compose

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 5

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha05
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
JavaPreCompileTask includes KSP classpath dependencies when computing non-incremental annotation processors
Execution failed for task ':app:generateDebugLocaleConfig'.
Gradle
Cannot locate tasks that match ':shared:testClasses' as task 'testClasses' not found in project ':shared'.
Layout and Resource Editing
Left and Right Margins Constraint Widget Not Working in Android Studio Layout Design Library Module res/layout
Rendering
Implement basic support for ApplicationInfo in PackageManager

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 4

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha04
Fixed Issues
C++ Build
[Feature request] Better explanation or documentation of ndk-build options
Code Analysis
The IntelliJ JavaApiInspection is running on Android code
Deployment
Unable to install APK with spaces in name
Import/Sync
Unable to make progress running work
StudioBot
Expected '(', got ")" when typing in editor from completion metrics system

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 3

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha03
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
AAPT: error: attribute 'package' in tag is not a valid Android package name: 'butterknife'.
AGP 8.3 breaks zipApksFor Task
Privacy Sandbox Proguard rule generation fails on empty sdk provider classname
Compose preview unable to resolve classes from transitive dependency
C++ Editor
Autocomplete JNI
Feedback
File system corruption balloon has an unclickable link
Import/Sync
AndroidGradleProjectStartupActivity - Requesting Gradle sync (IDE library table not found)
Lint Integration
Lint unable to disambiguate a KMP dependency